| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Schank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Monti (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Roles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jason Howard inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Loren Roles is called for a charge - foul #2 on Loren Roles, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty | |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-26 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice blows the wide open layup | 32-26 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Jason Howard pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Robert Monti is hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #1 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), Charles Cornett (SF), Devin Staley (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Byron Engstrom, Jason Howard, Robert Monti, Loren Roles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Eugene Rice | |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Charles Cornett throws it down set up by Rolf Zeckzer | 34-26 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ramiro Salazar - foul #1 on Ramiro Salazar, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker, Vincent Kirby | |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Charles Cornett clanks a jumper from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Charles Cornett can't tip it in | 34-28 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Devin Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Devin Staley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG) Rolf Zeckzer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Eugene Rice | |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | James Schank steps in front of the Alan Barker pass in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Alan Barker connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Byron Steele and the foul's on Byron Engstrom - foul #3 on Byron Engstrom, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), Jason Howard (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Loren Roles (C) Byron Engstrom, Charles Cornett, Devin Staley, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Vincent Kirby | |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Loren Roles | 34-30 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Robert Monti misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is open and buries a 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rolf Zeckzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Schank (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Monti (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Roles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McCurty (fairly fresh) PF - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Jason Howard misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Robert Monti snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | James Schank double dribbles | 34-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Charles Cornett (SF), Devin Staley (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Rolf Zeckzer, Jason Howard, Robert Monti, Loren Roles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Alan Barker, William McCurty, Irvin Blandon | |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice clanks a turnaround near the basket | 34-33 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 34-35 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | James Schank hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Byron Steele | 34-35 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby's pass is intercepted by Ramiro Salazar | 34-35 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Charles Cornett connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ramiro Salazar | 36-35 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Byron Steele snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is hacked by Ramiro Salazar - foul #2 on Ramiro Salazar, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), Efrain Rogers (SG), Jason Howard (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Loren Roles (C) Byron Engstrom, James Schank, Charles Cornett, Devin Staley, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, Travis Rogosky, Eugene Rice | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Alan Barker comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Robert Monti pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rolf Zeckzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Efrain Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Monti (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Loren Roles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Loren Roles's floater is tipped away by Vincent Kirby | 36-35 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Alan Barker lays it in on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 36-37 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer hits the finger roll | 38-37 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Byron Steele comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Efrain Rogers - foul #4 on Efrain Rogers, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ross Hogan (SG) Efrain Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Vincent Kirby | |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Alan Barker is called for the reach on Rolf Zeckzer - foul #1 on Alan Barker, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Shawn Kolinski (SF) Rolf Zeckzer, Jason Howard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Eugene Rice | |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Loren Roles | 40-39 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is hacked by Byron Engstrom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Byron Engstrom, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (SG) Byron Engstrom | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Eugene Rice (C) Travis Rogosky, Vincent Kirby | |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alan Barker | 40-41 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Loren Roles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Byron Steele | 40-43 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Robert Monti comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Loren Roles grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Loren Roles misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Ross Hogan gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Eugene Rice is called for the reach on Loren Roles - foul #2 on Eugene Rice, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), Jason Howard (SF), Devin Staley (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Ross Hogan, Shawn Kolinski, Robert Monti, Loren Roles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Eugene Rice | |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Jason Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Efrain Rogers (SG) Rolf Zeckzer, James Schank | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (SF), Eugene Rice (C) William McCurty, Irvin Blandon | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby tips it in | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Efrain Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jason Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Devin Staley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ramiro Salazar | 43-45 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Byron Engstrom steals it from Travis Rogosky in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom lays it in | 45-45 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Efrain Rogers picks off the pass by Cameron Fry in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom scores on a floater from the left side | 47-45 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Alan Barker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Kirby | 47-48 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block set up by Cameron Fry | 47-50 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Devin Staley knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #3 on Eugene Rice, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), James Schank (SG), Shawn Kolinski (SF), Charles Cornett (C) Byron Engstrom, Efrain Rogers, Jason Howard, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Cameron Fry, Eugene Rice | |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Devin Staley makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | Rolf Zeckzer is called for the reach on William McCurty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Loren Roles (C) Devin Staley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | William McCurty blocks the short jumper by Loren Roles | 50-52 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Byron Steele | 50-54 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Loren Roles misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer tips it back up and in | 52-54 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Shawn Kolinski swats the layup by Byron Steele | 52-54 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Charles Cornett grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Loren Roles misses the dunk | 52-54 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Travis Rogosky | 52-54 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Byron Steele knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent Kirby | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rolf Zeckzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Schank (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Cornett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Kolinski (fairly fresh) C - Loren Roles (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Rogosky (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | The jumper by Loren Roles is denied by William McCurty | 52-56 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Cornett | 52-56 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Efrain Rogers (SG), Jason Howard (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Rolf Zeckzer, James Schank, Charles Cornett, Shawn Kolinski, Loren Roles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Cameron Fry (SG), Robert Goodman (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Vincent Kirby, Irvin Blandon | |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Jason Howard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Byron Engstrom | 55-56 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | William McCurty's pass is intercepted by Byron Engstrom | 55-56 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom blows the layup | 55-56 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Barker | 55-58 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Monti | 58-58 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 58-58 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Jason Howard loses the dribble to Eugene Rice | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Byron Engstrom is called for the reach on Cameron Fry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Byron Engstrom, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG) Byron Engstrom | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF) Robert Goodman | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (SG), Loren Roles (C) Efrain Rogers, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is hacked by Robert Monti - foul #1 on Robert Monti, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer is hacked by Alan Barker - foul #2 on Alan Barker, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Jason Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Loren Roles grabs the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Robert Monti hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Howard | 61-62 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is hacked by James Schank in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Schank, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | James Schank misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-63 |